Minorities in Business still hoping to work with district

School board president welcomes groups' efforts to help close 'achievement gap'

9:00 PM,
Mar. 27, 2013

Cheryl Clay

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No matter what happens with the April 2 election, officials with Minorities in Business hope to work with Springfield school officials to close the "achievement gap" that exists for select minority groups.

Ken Coopwood, vice president for diversity and inclusion at Missouri State University, said the door will remain open for the two groups to work together to help kids.

"I would hope and expect this conversation would continue on. This isn't an act of malice, it's a call for community," he said. "It should be an ongoing conversation, whether there's a controversy or not." ...